Leeds dished out a second successive hammering as they demolished Bristol City 4-0 at Elland Road to close in on the Championship title.
Barring a 14-goal swing in Burnley’s favour, Leeds will be crowned champions of the division on Saturday with victory at Plymouth Argyle, live on Sky Sports+.
After thrashing Stoke 6-0 last Monday, this was another performance of total domination, with the Whites racking up 23 shots and limiting Bristol City to a solitary effort on target in second-half injury time.
They took a while to turn their territorial advantage into chances of note, but once Ao Tanaka had slotted home Manor Solomon’s cross from a corner they were soon back to their free-flowing best.
Bristol City hung on into the second period and were indebted to a Max O’Leary triple-save moments after half-time for keeping them in the game, but he was left woefully exposed by a stunning cross-field pass from Joel Piroe to play through Wilfried Gnonto for a deserved second.
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Daniel Farke gets soaked in champagne as Leeds celebrate promotion to the Premier League at Elland Road!
It had been party time inside Elland Road from kick-off but things stepped up a notch when Largie Ramazani netted a tap-in third 61 seconds after coming on from Junior Firpo’s cross.
After facing some tough criticism from inside his own camp this season, the Belgian’s jubilation was unbridled as he backflipped into the corner to celebrate.
It was not to be the only chance Leeds fans got to see that celebration though, as he raced through a static Bristol City defence in added time to latch onto a long ball forward and power home a fourth.
Despite the chastening defeat – their heaviest of the season – the Robins still have their play-off fate in their own hands and will be guaranteed fifth spot if they beat Preston at Ashton Gate on Saturday.
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